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►June 27, 2008 -
On
the Agenda - Cervical vaccine choice causes row - A row has broken
out over the Department of Health's decision to choose
GlaxoSmithKline's cervical vaccine over rival Sanofi Pasteur's product
for use as part of a new schoolgirl vaccination programme. - PRWeek UK

* ►June 27, 2008 -
Push
to protect girls from virus - Chester Chronicle, UK - "The national
campaign starts in September but Western Cheshire will start the ball
rolling later this month when girls in Year 7 in Western Cheshire's
high schools will be shown a presentation informing them about the
vaccine programme by school health advisers."

►June 27, 2008 -
I
survived meningitis TWICE! - Michelle Charles was lucky to live
after being struck by the killer bug while six months pregnant. When
she caught it a second time, her daughter saved her life... - The
Mirror, UK

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Gates
leaves Microsoft to focus on philanthropy - Reuters - "The
52-year-old, whose boyish looks seem at odds with his graying hair,
will leave behind a life's work developing software to devote energy to
finding new vaccines or to micro-finance projects in the developing
world."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Chickenpox
death of boy, 4 - York Press - "Adam Taylor died earlier this month
after contracting the illness. His father, Mark Taylor, of Thorpe
Willoughby, near Selby, is now calling for all children to be routinely
vaccinated against the virus which, in rare cases, can be fatal."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Gauging
Glaxo's Vaccine Value - Motley Fool - "While they're not often
discussed unless innovative game-changing vaccines like Merck and
Glaxo's HPV vaccines arrive, vaccines have been a secret sauce behind
the success of several of the pharmaceutical sector's largest
drugmakers. Helping to prevent conditions like childhood diarrhea and
polio may not be a drugmaker's sexiest roles, but vaccine sales have
been brisk and growing rapidly in recent years."

* ►June 24, 2008 -
Biederman
et al get Protective Shield from Harvard-Mass General - Alliance
for Human Research Protection - "To appreciate the culture of
corruption that undermines medical institutions that fail to protect
the integrity of medical research from the undue influence of industry,
see the statement (below) issued by Dr. Peter L. Slavin, Mass General
president, and Dr. David F. Torchiana, head of Mass General Physicians
Organization, in support of Dr. Joseph Biederman and his two
colleagues, Drs. Timothy Wilens, and Thomas Spencer whom the statement
describes as "pioneers in the field of child mental health.'"

* ►June 22, 2008 -
Charity
walkers experience challenges - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
News - "The two single Worcester men set out from San Francisco on May
20 for The Elias Tembenis Walk for Autism, which honors the son of
their good friends, Harry and Gina Tembenis. Elias was diagnosed with
autism at 4 months after he began having seizures. He died last
November at age 7 after a final, massive seizure."

* ►June 20, 2008 -
Infertility
problems from bluetongue vaccine rumours denied - Farmers Guardian
- "ONE of the UK's leading bluetongue experts has moved to quash
rumours that the vaccine is causing infertility problems in sheep on
the continent. Dr Chris Oura, bluetongue expert at the Institute for
Animal Health, said there was no evidence to support it."

* ►June 18, 2008 -
Local
families march on Washington for cleaner vaccines - New Baltimore
Voice Newspapers - "For Lisa Lubick, the decision to join more than
8,500 people for a March on Washington D.C. June 4 calling attention to
the link between vaccinations and autism was easy."

* ►The Elias Tembenis Walk - A Walk
Across America honoring a seven-year old victim - Millard County
Chronicle Progress - "Two men from the East Coast are walking back home
from the West Coast on purpose—with a purpose. Worcester, MA, natives
Bobby Genese and Robert Williams are walking a little over 3000 miles
across 15 states to do something special for the world. Seven-year old
Elias Tembenis passed away about six months ago due to seizures
associated with his autism....Elias was their first and only child born
in 2000. The day after his first Christmas he had his four-month
appointment to receive shots. That night he began having seizures and
was rushed to the hospital. He began medication and was diagnosed with
a seizure disorder. Harry and Gina tell the rest of Elias’ story:
'Within the next few months, we began to see our bright, happy boy turn
into himself, staring at lights and spinning his toys. That is where
this journey began with our son Elias and the world of Autism.'"

* ►July 2008 - Faculty
Disclosures (full text) - journal article (The American Journal of Medicine) -
"The authors who contributed to this publication have disclosed the
following industry relationships:

David R. Johnson, MD, MPH, is a full-time employee of Sanofi Pasteur
Inc.

Kim Lipczynski, PhD, is a full-time employee of Adelphi Research by
Design; and has served as a consultant to Sanofi Pasteur Inc.

Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, has served as a consultant to Sanofi
Pasteur Inc., MedImmune, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and CSL
Biotherapies; and received research funding from GlaxoSmithKline and
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.

Walter A. Orenstein, MD, has received grant support for clinical trials
and research from Merck & Co., Sanofi Pasteur Inc. and Novartis;
and serves on two data safety monitoring boards for clinical vaccine
trials, Encorium (formerly Dynport) for bioterrorism threats and
GlaxoSmithKline for pneumococcal vaccine.

William Schaffner, MD, serves as a consultant to GlaxoSmithKline,
MedImmune, Merck & Co., Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur Inc. and Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals; and is a member of a data safety evaluation committee
for experimental vaccines for Merck & Co.

Patricia K. Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP, has no financial arrangement or
affiliation with a corporate organization or a manufacturer of a
product discussed in this supplement. She currently serves as a voting
member on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Comment: As the "Church
Lady" on Saturday Night Live used to say, "How conVENient". 'Nuff
said.

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Experts
Urge Expanding Influenza Vaccination Season to Increase Immunization
Rates, Protect More Americans - Supplement to
The American Journal of Medicine
focuses on the importance of using all vaccination opportunities to
protect Americans from unnecessary death and sickness - press release -
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases; The American Journal
via PRNewswire via The Earth Times- "The
American Journal of Medicine supplement is made possible through
an unrestricted educational grant to NFID from sanofi pasteur Inc."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
David
Kirby: Big City, Open Mind - Managing Editor's Note: I'll be live
blogging from David's presentation at NYU tonight. Go to
EVIDENCE OF HARM to see David's lecture schedule. To RSVP for
tonight's lecture send an email to kirbylecture@gmail.com. - Age of
Autism

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Family
visits DC for autism march - Fighting for autism awareness - Rankin
Ledger - "According to Sturdivant, Brennan was on his way to a full
vocabulary, right along with his peers, but after receiving his final
vaccination shot at 16 months, something changed. 'Within 24 hours he
was running a fever of 105 degrees,' Sturdivant said. 'He lost his
words within 11 days and lost his ability to point.' Not long after,
Brennan was diagnosed with autism, a brain development disorder that
impairs social interaction and communication."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Patients
recalled over jab fears - More than 2,000 patients have been
recalled by a Wolverhampton GP practice over fears ineffective vaccines
may have been given for up to 20 years. - BBC Birmingham

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Mitochondrial
disease strikes at the cellular level, hitting children hardest -
San Diego Union-Tribune - "Mitochondria are incredibly tiny, ranging
from 0.5 micrometer to 1 micrometer in size. (A micrometer is
one-millionth of a meter. A hair is typically 25 to 100 micrometers
wide.) Yet they represent one of medicine's bigger mysteries. They were
discovered in the 1800s, but it was not until 1963 that scientists
learned they contained DNA. Most doctors, said Naviaux, possess only a
basic knowledge of mitochondria, stuff they learned in college and
medical school. One result: In 1996, a patient would see 12 doctors on
average before being referred to a mitochondrial disease expert. That
has improved, said Naviaux. The average number of doctors seen now is
less than half that. But funding for mitochondrial disease research
remains minuscule. According to the United Mitochondrial Disease
Foundation, the National Institutes of Health spends roughly $12
million each year on mitochondrial disease research out of an annual
budget of $29 billion. Last year, only 2 percent of NIH grants even
included the word 'mitochondria.'"

* ►June 26, 2008 -
US
advisory panel OK's 2 new combination vaccines - AP via Google -
"The approval brings to six the number of multi-disease combination
vaccines available to children. Dr. Gregory Wallace, chief of the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vaccine Supply and
Assurance Branch, said he expects more combination vaccines to become
available. The availability of both combination vaccines and individual
vaccines will likely cause confusion and storage issues at many
doctor's offices, panel members acknowledged."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
A
Doctor’s Dilemma - Shabbat Shalom via www.ou.org
- "It began with vaccinations. As a holistic physician who has
witnessed all too often the onset of autism shortly after vaccination,
I was none too eager to vaccinate my own precious baby. It had taken me
41 years to give birth to what in all probability would be my only
child, and I certainly did not want to take any chances."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Guidelines
Updated for Varicella Prevention in Children, Teens, Adults
(requires registration) - Medscape - "'Women should be counseled to
avoid conception for 1 month after each dose of varicella vaccine,' the
authors conclude. 'Health-care settings in which completion or
termination of pregnancy occurs should use standing orders to ensure
the administration of varicella vaccine to women without evidence of
immunity.'"

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Blog
shines light on cancer scare - Calgary Herald via Canada.com - "But
when pressed for her thoughts on the pros and cons of vaccinating, it's
clear Jones doesn't want to be the poster girl for Merck
pharmaceuticals, the company that makes Gardasil. 'Let's just not
blindly vaccinate, let's also think about it and get a lot more
educated,' she says."

* ►June 26, 2008 - Pediatric Research Equity Act
of 2007 (PREA) - PREA Labeling Changes, Medical, Statistical, and
Clinical Pharmacology Reviews of Pediatric Studies Conducted under
Section 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), as
amended by the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA). These assessments
are for CBER regulated drugs approved under section 505 of the Act and
biological drugs licensed under section 351 of the Public Health
Service Act. - FDA/CBER

* ►June 25, 2008 - Vaccine
Sales, Bright Spot For Drug Industry (blog) - The Wall Street
Journal via Shillfactor - "Vaccine sales are a bright spot in the drug
industry, growing faster than sales of other prescription medicines.
Governments and other drug buyers generally see vaccines as offering
good value for money at roughly $10 to $80 a shot, because they prevent
diseases that could otherwise lead to higher costs for health systems
and insurers. Buyers have been willing to accept price hikes in recent
years even as they cut their spending on other drugs."

►June 25, 2008 - We
lead world's second-longest lives, says health report - Australians
are living longer than ever as death rates from the big killers of
heart disease and cancer fall and smoking continues to wane in
popularity. - The Australian - "The Australia's Health 2008 report,
released yesterday, shows Australians can now expect to live for 81.4
years - and that we have leap-frogged Sweden and Iceland to claim the
No2 spot on the world's life expectancy tables, second only to Japan."

►June 25, 2008 - New
Research May Lead To Safer, More Effective Gene Therapy - The
potential of gene therapy has long been hampered by the risks
associated with using viruses as vectors to deliver healthy genes, but
a new University of Georgia study helps bring scientists closer to a
safe and efficient gene delivery method that doesn’t involve viruses. -
University of Georgia via ScienceDaily

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Vaccine
Containing Tumor Antigen Reduces Colon Cancer Spread in Mice -
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - "Scientists at the
Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Medical College have found a way to
immunize mice against the development of metastatic disease. Their
approach is based on the fact that the intestines have a separate
immune system from the rest of the body. The researchers were able to
show that mice immunized with an intestinal protein developed fewer
lung and liver metastases after injection with colon cancer cells than
did control animals."

►June 25, 2008 -
Protherics'
promising hypertension jab ATV in Phase II trial - PharmaTimes - "A
Phase IIa clinical trial has been intiated in the UK of the firm’s
Angiotensin Therapeutic Vaccine which will look at 124 patients with
mild to moderate hypertension. Patients will be given a course of
injections over six weeks to assess the safety and tolerability of the
vaccine, which incorporates Protherics' promising novel vaccine
adjuvant, CoVaccine HT. In addition both antibody response and effect
on blood pressure will be assessed and the latter results are expected
in the first half of 2009."

►June 24, 2008 -
Soldiers' remains become state concern - Connecticut Post - "The
state may step in to locate and preserve the remains of 46 Continental
Army soldiers who died of smallpox here in 1777."

►June 24, 2008 - Lyme
Disease Spirochetes Tracked in 3D - Microbiologists at the
University of Calgary have demonstrated the first direct visualization
of the dissemination of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes
Lyme disease. This real-time, three-dimensional look at spirochete
dissemination in a living mammalian host. -
Public Library of Science, via
EurekAlert! via ScienceDaily

* ►June 20, 2008 - Math Could
Help Cure Leukemia - University of Maryland via Biocompare - "The
mathematical approach showed that it is imperative to connect the
timing of the cancer vaccine with the individual profile of the immune
response of each patient," Levy said. "The mathematical simulations
suggest that a vaccine administered within the initial months of the
treatment will have no effect on the progression of the disease. On the
other hand, a well-timed vaccine can potentially cure the disease."

* ►June 18, 2008 -
Michelle
Obama to get subtle makeover - International Herald Tribune - "She
also altered the hospital's research agenda. When the human
papillomavirus vaccine, which can prevent cervical cancer, became
available, researchers proposed approaching local school principals
about enlisting black teenage girls as research subjects. Obama stopped
that. The prospect of white doctors performing a trial with black
teenage girls summoned the specter of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment
of the mid-20th century, when white doctors let hundreds of black men
go untreated to study the disease."

►June 18, 2008 -
An
important choice - The Saskatchewan government is right to offer
the vaccination protecting girls from the human pappilomavirus (HPV),
but it has given parents the responsibility of making the choice. - The
Leader-Post via Canada.com

►June 9, 2008 -
TapImmune
Announces Execution of Exclusive Option Agreement With The University
of British Columbia - Additional Technologies Strengthen Pipeline -
TapImmune Inc. via Marketwire via CNNMoney - "TapImmune is preparing
GLP manufactured materials for the commencement of toxicology studies
on the AdhTAP vaccine, leading to the initiation of a Phase I clinical
trial. The Company is also developing a TAP-based vaccine adjuvant
which existing preclinical data suggest increases the efficacy of
targeted prophylactic vaccines by up to 1000 times."

* ►June 2008 - Mistimed
Vaccines Add to Suboptimal Coverage (full text) - Pediatric
News - “It's important that children get all the recommended doses, but
timing is important as well, so vaccines will be most effective,” said
Dr. Luman. She and her associates stated that they had no relevant
financial disclosures."...“Medical science doesn't know how much wiggle
room we have. To give a week early or late—those studies have not been
done,” said Dr. Bradley, who is also director of the division of
infectious diseases at Children's Hospital and Health Center, San
Diego. “The timing of vaccines and boosters is based on a best guess of
optimal timing” based on large-scale trials reviewed by the Food and
Drug Administration. Dr. Bradley said he has no financial disclosures
related to vaccines.

* ►June 2008 - Community
Collaboration Aids Well-Child Visits (full text) - Pediatric
News - "For example, a partnership between his pediatric practice and a
local elementary school in South Carolina improved well-child visits. A
greater number of well-child visits were completed and vaccinations
administered, and there was a trend toward lower use of other health
care services, compared with traditional well-child care."

* ►June 26, 2008 -
Another
child dies after JE vaccination - ExpressIndia.com - "One more
child, who was taken ill after receiving vaccination for Japanese
Encephalitis, died today. The second such death in two days has shaken
up the health authorities. Five-year-old Anil Kumar, who was declared
brain-dead a few days after vaccination, died in at Chhatrapati Shahuji
Maharaj Medical University....Two more children were admitted in the
Trauma Centre of the CSMMU, suffering from stiffness in the body, fever
and severe headache after JE vaccination."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
NY:
All New Vaccine Mandates Squashed - Parents are Powerful -
A-CHAMP.org - "It's official, New York Assembly Bill A 10942, the
'worst vaccine bill ever' and the mandatory meningococcal vaccine bill
it morphed into late in the session are dead. And they were killed by
parents who just aren't going to let pharma kick them around anymore.
Another vaccine bill that would have allowed minors to get vaccines for
sexually-transmitted diseases without parents permission or knowledge
went down to an ignominious defeat when the Assembly Health committee
refused to even consider it. This represents the fourth defeat in a
row, with no wins, for the vaccine industry in New York, last year an
mandatory HPV bill was killed."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Lifewatch:
Vaccines - WECT-TV6 - "Some parents believe government-mandated
immunizations are doing more harm than good. In New York and most other
states, unless you qualify medically, the only exemption offered for
the shots is religious. Which often means going through so-called
sincerity testing by school attorneys. 'We were asked what vitamins we
give our kids, what we serve at our kitchen table. What medicines we
have in the cabinet - all kinds of things. We got off the God topic
pretty early on,' said Rita Palma who is fighting for religious
exemption for her 3 sons, 2 years after being turned down."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Millions
of vaccines to be bought for children worldwide - AP via
International Herald Tribune - "Officials at GAVI, formerly known as
the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, announced they have
prioritized vaccines for cervical cancer, cholera, typhoid, meningitis
A, rabies, Japanese encephalitis and rubella. The vaccines will go to
the world's 73 poorest countries. GAVI's board will meet in October to
determine how to buy the vaccines and deliver them to countries."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Merck
cancer vaccine not cleared for older women - Reuters India - "Merck
had applied for the use of Gardasil in women ages 27 through 45. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a letter regarding the
application that it has completed its review and there are 'issues'
that preclude approval within the expected review time frame, Merck
said....Merck said it also failed to win FDA approval to expand
Gardasil to protect against more strains of the Human Papillomavirus
that causes cervical cancer. The company for now is dropping plans to
pursue that expansion, a spokeswoman said."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Merck
slips as FDA rejects wider Gardasil use - AP via Forbes - "Deutsche
Bank's Barbara Ryan also maintained her 'Buy' rating and agreed the age
extension indication would only add a small upside to sales. She said
the bigger opportunity for Gardasil is an application to expand use to
males, expected later this year."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
FDA Delivers One-Two Punch To
Merck & Lilly - CNBC - "For the second time in three days the
Food and Drug Administration has delayed making a decision on drugs
that it had put on a fast track. First, the agency put off a ruling on
Lilly's bloodthinner Effient and then this morning Merck announced the
FDA is not ready to approve its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil for
older women."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
New Sanofi
vaccines facility - Hays Pharma - "Wayne Pisano, president and
chief executive officer of the company's vaccines division Sanofi
Pasteur, said world demand for vaccines is expected to double by 2016.
He added: 'The new facility will further enable Sanofi Pasteur to
fulfil its commitment of providing highest-quality vaccines to protect
people from infectious diseases wherever they live.'"

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Panel
recommends Glaxo's new diarrhea vaccine - Reuters - "Glaxo said the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices recommended adding Rotarix to the choices for
immunizing infants against the sometimes deadly intestinal virus. Merck
and Co Inc's Rotateq is also recommended, and the panel says both are
equally effective."

►June 25, 2008 -
The
Shingles vaccine - Seven's On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg By
Dr. Jay Adlersberg - Many people can remember having chicken pox as a
kid. As an adult you're not out of the woods. That's because the
chicken pox virus can lead to shingles, considered one of the most
painful illnesses that strike later in life. But, you can avoid it.
(includes video) - WABC 7

►June 25, 2008 -
Princess
Mary's gift trip - Monsters & Critics - "Mary - who is a patron
of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) regional office for Europe -
is no stranger to promoting worthwhile causes, and travelled to
Slovenia earlier this year to highlight the importance of European
Immunisation Week."

►June 25, 2008 -
Strickland
Cuts Programs Using Rainy Day Fund - NBC4i.com - "With the stroke
of a pen, Gov. Ted Strickland vetoed millions of dollars in spending
that would have gone to things like food safety, funding for the Ohio
schools for the deaf and blind, and immunizations for children."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Surf's
up! - Family hopes hitting the beach helps autistic child - Gallup
Independent - "Faith’s parents aren’t certain as to what caused autism
in their daughter, but they suspect it may be from the level of mercury
contained in some childhood vaccines. 'I can’t prove it. I’m not a
doctor,' Deniece Miller-Haven said of her suspicions. ' ... I think
research is being done.'
An exact cause of autism has not been determined. They do, however,
forgo vaccines out of principle. 'They know not to ask me about
vaccinations,' Miller-Haven said of local doctors."

►June 25, 2008 - Overcoming
autism - Milpitas Post - "As 14-year-old Gabriel Muniz posed for
photographs with the 90 guests who attended the lavish party held June
13 celebrating his graduation from Rancho Milpitas Middle School, he
enjoyed a scene far different from the adolescence his mother Erica De
La Torre had pictured for him 10 years earlier."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Postech
Unlocks Secret to Autism - Korea Times - "Professor Kim and his
team have found that a shortage of protein called 'neuroligin' secreted
by amygdala may lead to the brain disorder. Amygdala is an
almond-shaped structure in the brain, involved in the generation of
emotions and memories. The Postech research team said the shortage of
neuroligin can interfere with normal activities between neurons and
their synapses, leading to the onset of autism."

* ►June 25, 2008 -
Baby
dies when GPs miss signs - A BABY girl died after GPs failed to
spot NINE symptoms of meningitis. - The Sun, UK - "Two-month-old Ruby
Canty’s parents took her to their local surgery three times in 24
hours. At first, a family doctor said nothing was wrong, despite Ruby
being drowsy and vomiting. They returned and were told she had a chest
infection, and to give her Calpol. When the parents said Ruby’s arms
had been in spasm, a doctor said it was a 'baby reflex'. Distressed Mr
and Mrs Canty went back later — and were told that if they were that
concerned, they should drive 40 minutes to the hospital. On arriving,
medics were horrified Ruby had not been sent in an ambulance. They put
her on a ventilator but she died a week later as the pneumococcal
meningitis had ravaged her brain."

►June 25, 2008 -
Chickenpox
quarantine easing at Tacoma lockup - The federal detention center
in Tacoma has lifted most of the quarantine that was put in place last
week after one inmate fell ill with chickenpox. - The News Tribune via
Seattle Times

►June 25, 2008 -
Researchers
Get Better Understanding Of How Amoebas Give People Dysentery -
Amoebic dysentery is a type of diarrheal disease that affects millions
around the globe annually. Passed around by contaminated water, amoebas
get into people's intestines, causing bloody diarrhea. If left
untreated, these single-cell organisms can eventually perforate the
intestines, spread throughout the body and kill the host. As Rose Hoban
reports, researchers are learning more about the amoeba's ability to
outwit the body's immune system. - Voice of America

►June 25, 2008 -
Latest
vaccine delivery to Cornwall and Wales - DEFRA has announced that
the Bluetongue Protection Zone (PZ) will be extended at midday on
Friday, June 27, following the latest delivery of 2 million doses of
vaccine. - Farmers Guardian

* ►June 25, 2008 - Intra-individual
Change Over Time in DNA Methylation With Familial Clustering -
journal article (JAMA) -
"Results: Twenty-nine percent of Icelandic individuals showed greater
than 10% methylation change over time (P < .001). The family-based
Utah sample also showed intra-individual changes over time, and further
demonstrated familial clustering of methylation change (P = .003). The
family showing the greatest global methylation loss also demonstrated
the greatest loss of gene-specific methylation by a separate
methylation assay. Conclusion: These data indicate that methylation
changes over time and suggest that methylation maintenance may be under
genetic control."

* ►June 25, 2008 - Senate
Targets Stanford Psychiatrist Over Conflicts - Pharmalot - "The US
Senate Finance Committee charges that Stanford University failed to
properly monitor alleged conflicts of interest involving Alan
Schatzberg, who chairs the psychiatry department at Stanford University
and who owns about $6 million in stock in Corcept Therapeutics, which
that participates in a National Institutes of Health study he oversees."

* ►June 24, 2008 - FDA
Official Criticized For Bonuses Is Retiring - Pharmalot - "Last
year, after Congress demanded compensation details about top FDA
officials, Glavin reportedly received more than $178,000 in bonuses in
four and a half years on top of her roughly $159,000 salary. In 2006,
she received cash bonuses of $44,000, according to published reports
cited by Dow Jones. An FDA spokesperson tells the wire service that
Glavin will retire later this summer."

* ►June 24, 2008 -
R.B.
Stuart: The Weapon of Mass Destruction Is Cancer - The Huffington
Post - "Although the changes that would occur two years to the day from
her return home were changes she never could have fathomed. Not only
had the desert sand, gun blasts and heat penetrated the armor of her
psyche, but a carcinogen did too. It made a home in her body, mixed
between the Anthrax Vaccine, depleted uranium, crude oil smog, and
contaminated water dished up with every meal. It would, in two years,
become part of the wrapping around her inner organs like an Octopus,
gathering its fuel from her central abdomen. The volleyball size tumor
would become the pregnancy she never had -- and the birth of cancer
she'd never forget."

* ►June 24, 2008 -
Gates
Foundation follows new paths - Giving away $3 billion a year is not
as easy as it seems - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "Currently, about
half of the Gates Foundation's money in the global health arena is
being thrown at vaccines -- finding new ones against malaria,
tuberculosis and AIDS, as well as improving the distribution of
existing vaccines in poor countries."

►June 24, 2008 -
Report:
80% rise in HIV infections among gays - Health Ministry finds
alarming rise in number of gay men diagnosed as HIV positive in last 12
months. Israeli AIDS Task Force warns numbers will continue to rise,
says something must be done 'before we have an epidemic on our hands' -
Ynetnews

►June 23, 2008 -
In
his film, he asks the big questions - The Boston Globe - "By day,
the 63-year-old Weiner is an award-winning doctor, the director of the
Partners MS Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of
neurology at Harvard Medical School. In his lab, he is trying to find
vaccines for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's,
and multiple sclerosis."

* ►June 23, 2008 - UK
psychiatrist suspended for plagiarism (requires registration) - The
Scientist - "One of Great Britain's most media savvy psychiatrists, who
confessed to plagiarizing other authors in articles he wrote in
newspapers and medical journals, has been suspended from practicing
psychiatry for three months. The UK's General Medical Council (GMC)
suspended Raj Persaud, a frequent commentator on British television and
radio shows, after he admitted, to a GMC disciplinary panel, lifting
words from other authors without proper attribution in 2004 and 2005.
Persaud denied purposeful dishonesty."

* ►June 22, 2008 -
Issues
Highlighted about CISA investigation - Jenny's Journey - "It has
been clear for months now that CISA has no intention of investigating
the HPV vaccine question aggressively in Jenny's case--or perhaps in
others. Meanwhile Jenny's condition gets graver by the day . So,
posting a debate about the quality of other CISA investigations is
becoming necessary. The concerns fall into the following six
categories:"

* ►June 20, 2008 -
Stop
the Madness - op-ed (requires registration) - The New York Times -
"THE Korean beef market, once the third-largest importer of American
beef, has shut its doors to the United States. Why? Because Koreans are
worried about eating meat tainted with mad cow disease, which can be
fatal to humans. Recent attempts by Korea’s president, Lee Myung-bak,
to reopen the market have brought tens of thousands of demonstrators to
the streets in protest. American beef producers could easily allay
those fears by subjecting every cow at slaughter to the so-called rapid
test, which costs about $20 per carcass and screens for this
brain-wasting disease in a few hours rather than days. But the United
States Department of Agriculture won’t allow that."

* ►June 17, 2008 -
Gardasil
vaccine warning - Gardasil vaccine blog - "My daughter received her
last Gardasil vaccine, when she was 17 years old, on October 23, 2007.
A month later, December 4, 2007 she had a seizure which resulted in
waking up in an ambulance. She continues to have seizures even though
she takes anti- seizure medication three times a day. She has memory
loss and has dropped from being a straight A student to having a GPA of
1.75. The University of North Texas is threatening to kick her out of
school because of her recent low grades. She had another seizure last
week. We have been to three neurologists. Yesterday, she had a second
MRI and is scheduled for an EEG next week."

* ►June 9, 2008 - Use
of multiple doses of epinephrine in food-induced anaphylaxis in
children. - journal article (The
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) - "In this referral
population of children and adolescents with multiple food allergies,
19% of food-induced anaphylactic reactions were treated with more than
1 dose of epinephrine. Prospective studies are necessary to identify
risk factors for severe anaphylaxis and to establish rational
guidelines for prescribing multiple epinephrine autoinjectors for
children with food allergy."

* ►June 9, 2008 -
A Plea for My Daughter
- I don't want to inconvenience others over Lydia's allergies. But to
not do so would be unthinkable. - Newsweek - "What's different is that
now we know that there are antibodies lurking in her blood that will
overreact if they come in contact with the smallest bit of nut. We're
not being insanely cautious now; we were insanely lucky before. Peanut
allergies are like mutual funds: past performance is no guarantee of
future results. Lydia's last reaction to nuts may have been itchy lips.
Her next could kill her."

►June 8, 2008 -
Creating
a cancer-free world for women - India has more cervical cancer
cases than any other country - New vaccines, highly accurate tests
available - Indian government and civil society must take a stand -
Times of India

►June 5, 2008 -
Evacuation Plan Has Kindergarteners Go Out Windows - WFTV Orlando -
"It may seem ludicrous, but parents told Eyewitness News that Orange
County's fire evacuation plans for its remodeled schools include
leaving the disabled kids behind with the flames and having
kindergartners crawl out through a window."

"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."

-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820

“A sacred cow will not protect the herd.”

-- Sandy Gottstein

"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"

-- Sandy Gottstein

"Who gets to decide what the greater good is and how many will be sacrificed to it?"